Schematics

I was asking because a friend claimed that he was accustomed to getting a schematic in his time, he is much older than most of us.
I understand that it is a matter of protecting ones intellectual property, but most electronic equipment can be reversed engineered, so those that want badly to illegally copy will manage to find a way, and the hobbyist who doesn't have the resources will be stuck.

Stanwal,
Those are the same feelings I had when asking the company for the schematic of their amp. They kept insisting they couldn't find a copy of the schematic. What does that say about the company when they can't produce a schematic of their most popular amp, of course it was a nice way of saying we don't give out schematics. My technician just as yours can repair it anyway so I will have the amp fixed by him anyway.